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Nick McMillan

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Education

B.A, Statistics

Houston, TX

Rice University

2015 - 2019

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Masters, Journalism

College Park, MD

University of Maryland

2020 - 2022

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Selected Positions

Howard Fellow

College Park, MD

University of Maryland

2020 - present

  • Designed webscrapers for Court Scraper, an open source project to scrape the court systems nation wide

Scripps Howard Fellow

District of Columbia

Newsy

2019 - 2020

  • 1 of 4 people chosen out of 600+ applicants
  • Filmed, edited, and planned the short documentary “Dismissed,” which depicts how mold and other 2017 hurricane damage is still gripping schools in Puerto Rico
  • Videographer for the short documentary “Ghost Forests,” which was published in “Time Magazine” and explores the effects of rising ocean levels

Rice Thresher Newspaper

Houston, TX

Rice University

2018 - 2019

  • Collaborated with the Thresher editor-in-chief to report on newsworthy stories
  • Led 5 other videographers and assigned responsibilities and deadlines
  • Interviewed sources, filmed, and edited footage to produce weekly news videos relevant to Houston and Rice

Production Company

Houston, TX

Freelance

2014 - present

  • Filmed and edited video for commercials, national artists, and marketing campaigns
  • Worked with clients to script storylines, and incorporate their vision into the video
  • Notable clients include Adrian Wojnarowski (Yahoo Sports Columnist), Joe Branch (Managing Director for Roc Nation) and Rice University Business School

Machine Learning Model

Houston, TX

Rice University

2018

  • Created a statistical model to predict illegal dumping hotspots for Houston, TX
  • Police used this model to determine locations for surveillance camera placement